Jon Cryer

Cemented forever in the minds of teenage girls as the lovelorn Phil "Duckie" Dale in "Pretty in Pink" (1986), actor and writer Jon Cryer would years later attain a mature kind of fame as uptight Alan...
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Charlie Sheen declined a series finale role offered to him by his former Two And A Half Men boss Chuck Lorre. The hit comedy ended its 12-season run on Thursday (19Feb15), and despite multiple reports that Sheen would make a surprise cameo on the show - even though his character was killed in France, the bad boy actor did not make an appearance.
However, the finale did centre around Sheen's character Charlie Harper, after his brother, played by Jon Cryer, discovered he didn't actually die, but was kidnapped by his stalker-turned-wife, Rose, who imprisoned him in a pit in her basement for four years.
In the last scene of the series, a Sheen lookalike is seen from behind, as a falling baby grand piano ultimately kills him.
Lorre, who fired Sheen in 2011 following a heated bust-up with the actor, explained in the vanity card shown at the end of the episode that he had hoped Sheen would return for the last show.
The card read: "I know a lot of you might be disappointed that you didn't get to see Charlie Sheen in tonight’s finale. For the record he was offered a role.
"Our idea was to have him walk up to the front door in the last scene, ring the doorbell, then turn, look directly into the camera and go off on a maniacal rant about the dangers of drug abuse. He would then explain that these dangers only apply to average people. That he was far from average. He was a ninja warrior from Mars. He was invincible. And then we would drop a piano on him. We thought it was funny. He didn't."
"Instead, he wanted us to write a heart-warming scene that would set up his return to primetime TV in a new sitcom called The Harpers, starring him and Jon Cryer. We thought that was funny too."
In the final scene, after the Sheen look-alike was crushed by the piano, Lorre appeared from a director's chair and was also killed by a falling baby grand after smiling at the camera and using his former leading man's catchphrase, "Winning!"
Sheen also confirmed he would not be appearing in the finale on Twitter.com hours before the episode aired.
While Sheen didn't stage a comeback, his former castmate Angus T. Jones did make a cameo, and Arnold Schwarzenegger portrayed a detective, while John Stamos and Christian Slater briefly appeared as themselves.

Ashton Kutcher is subconsciously hoping to extend the life of his hit sitcom Two And A Half Men by purchasing a beach house with co-star Jon Cryer. The TV show's 12-year run ends in America on Thursday night (19Feb15) but Kutcher is already making plans to continue his friendship with his castmate in real life.
He explains, "I was looking at this beach house in Carpinteria (California)... but it was pretty expensive and I was thinking about people I could split it with and I actually went to Jon.
"I didn't even realise that I was playing out our television show, because we live in a beach house together... I'm working on it. I haven't found one that he likes yet, but when I find one..."
Meanwhile, Kutcher has posted a tribute to his TV sidekick on Facebook, thanking him for "making this job never feel like work".
He writes, "I will miss working with you every day. You are a true partner in every sense of the word. In four years I never heard you complain and never heard you speak ill of another person even if they took advantage of your kindness and generosity.
"You are a gentleman. You are a talent. You are someone I look up to."

"Jon got me my first drone. I've got a couple of them now. I got addicted to them... It's in Lake Hollywood right now. I lost control of it over the water and I tried to do an auto landing thing... and I couldn't retrieve it because it's the backup drinking water for Los Angeles." Ashton Kutcher's gadget gift from Two and a Half Men co-star Jon Cryer has sunk without trace.

"He has nothing to be ashamed of. It was a little weird because we had one (kiss) the first season and then we got married in the last season, so we had a few... It takes some getting used to." Actor Jon Cryer on kissing Two and a Half Men co-star Ashton Kutcher.

Ashton Kutcher stunned Two And A Half Men co-star Jon Cryer and their crew members shortly after landing his role on the sitcom by offering to wear a prosthetic penis he conveniently had in his trailer for a nude scene. Kutcher had only just replaced fired Charlie Sheen on the show when he had to reveal himself during an episode, and it was at that point that Cryer knew he had the perfect castmate.
Looking back at their time together on the show, which ends in the U.S. on Thursday night (19Feb15), Cryer recalls the moment he knew that himself and Kutcher would be great co-stars.
The Pretty in Pink star tells U.S. chat show host Conan O'Brien, "There was a point at which he was supposed to drop trou (trousers) and be completely naked in front of me and we didn't know how to do that in front of a live studio audience without him actually being naked...
"Then Ashton pipes in, 'Oh, well I've got a huge prosthetic penis in my trailer...' We all had that awkward moment of, 'Of course you do...' It was a flesh-coloured (mid-section) with a very impressive anatomically-correct member... That's how I knew he belonged on the show."
Kutcher had the prosthetic created for a practical joke show, in which a character named Naked Man would literally hang out at hotspots all over Los Angeles, and kept it.
He adds, "It had its own case... My housekeeper found it one day and I was single one day. She had all kinds of ideas."

Two And A Half Men star Jon Cryer proved he was a Queen Latifah superfan by showing off his rap skills on her U.S. talk show on Monday (03Nov14). The actor paid a visit to The Queen Latifah Show and gushed to the multi-talented host about his longtime infatuation with her.
Cryer told her, "I'm an enormous fan. I've been a big fan going way back. I was a big fan of your rapping, which I miss, to be honest. I was hoping to be the first white guy in (Latifah's rap crew) The Flavor Unit."
When Latifah suggested he was "welcome to audition" for a spot in the group, Cryer took her up on the offer and went into the first verse of her 1989 song Dance For Me with ease, leaving Latifah astonished by his lyrical knowledge.
After his "audition", Cryer exclaimed, "That was the happiest moment of my career!"

Pretty In Pink star Jon Cryer is set to expose all the details of former Two and a Half Men co-star Charlie Sheen's departure from the show in a new tell-all. The final season of the TV comedy begins in America on Thursday night (30Oct14) and Cryer reveals he's planning to celebrate the end of the show by opening up about the drama behind the scenes after his former castmate was fired following a bust-up with show creator Chuck Lorre.
He explains, "The nice thing is that I have virtually nothing to expose because he (Sheen) exposed everything himself. He exposed himself beautifully... It was a fascinating thing to be on the inside of and that's what the book is about... There's still more to that story... All will be revealed."
Cryer's memoir will also look back at his three-decade career: "I blow the lid off Pretty in Pink - some craziness there."

Actor Jon Cryer went back in time for the upcoming Halloween episode of hit comedy Two and a Half Men by recreating his Pretty In Pink character. Cryer will appear as Phil 'Duckie' Dale in the TV special, which airs in America on Thursday night (30Oct14), and he admits it was odd to play dress up.
He says, "It was super strange and I had to go from the costume room to my trailer and a couple of the tours passed by... and they freaked out."
Cryer portrayed Duckie in the John Hughes film almost 30 years ago.

"He's a good kisser. I can see what Mila sees in him and I love that I'm married to him before she got her shot at marrying him." Jon Cryer enjoyed locking lips with new dad Ashton Kutcher on an upcoming episode of their hit comedy Two and a Half Men.

Charlie Sheen is refusing to give up hope on a return to hit sitcom Two And A Half Men, even though producers have made it clear they don't want him back on the set. The Anger Management star, who was fired from the show in 2011 following a bust-up with series creator Chuck Lorre, recently told TV Guide magazine he had reached out to TV bosses with an idea for the show's upcoming finale, and insisted they were interested. But Warner Bros. executives told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday (22Sep14) that's not the case.
Undeterred, Sheen is still selling the idea of his return to the show for a final episode - even though his character has been killed off.
Appearing on DJ Ryan Seacrest's show in Los Angeles on Tuesday (23Sep14), Sheen said, "The first plan was just to get past all the crap that went on in the past and move forward. I actually came up with the idea. I said, 'Let's bury the hatchet, but let's also put a bookend on this thing'. I think I owe it to the fans. I owe it to myself.
"There's an aspect of closure involved. I think it will be a a nice send-off. I have one idea, they have a couple (of) others. We will get together soon and figure it out, how that makes sense. But not just to honour what I did, but to honour what they did after I left. I think that's important, too."
Ashton Kutcher replaced Sheen on the hit comedy and he now stars on the show alongside Jon Cryer.
Two and a Half Men will wrap for good after its current 12th season ends its run later this year (14).

Replaced Matthew Broderick in the off-Broadway production of "Torch Song Trilogy"

Cast on the short-lived Fox sitcom "Getting Personal"; also produced

Screenwritting debut with "The Pompatus of Love"; also co-starred with Tilly

Headlined the stage production of "900 Oneonta"

Played Superman villain Lenny Luthor in "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace"

Acted opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis in "Due Date"

Re-teamed with Charlie Sheen for the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men"; Sheen was replaced by Ashton Kutcher in 2011

Cast on the short-lived ABC sitcom "The Trouble with Normal"

Breakthrough role as Phil 'Duckie' Dale in the John Hughes film "Pretty in Pink"

Feature acting debut, playing the lead role in "No Small Affair"; first collaboration with Jennifer Tilly and Tate Donovan

Made professional debut as a model on a vitamin bottle label at age four

Summary

Cemented forever in the minds of teenage girls as the lovelorn Phil "Duckie" Dale in "Pretty in Pink" (1986), actor and writer Jon Cryer would years later attain a mature kind of fame as uptight Alan Harper on the hit sitcom, "Two and a Half Men" (CBS, 2003- ). In between those career-defining projects, Cryer had a number of wide-ranging roles, playing supervillain Lenny Luther in "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" (1987) and a Wall Street broker avoiding the mob in "Hiding Out" (1987). After starring as the titular character on the short-lived cult series "The Famous Teddy Z" (CBS, 1989-1990), he first crossed paths with future "Two and a Half Men" co-star Charlie Sheen on the spoof comedy "Hot Shots!" (1991). Meanwhile, Cryer continued a professional collaboration with Jennifer Tilly by appearing opposite her in the caper comedy "Heads" (1993), before co-starring with the actress in his screenwriting debut, "The Pompatus of Love" (1995). After wending his way through a number of lower-profile features and several guest starring stints on the small screen, Cryer elevated his status when he joined "Two and a Half Men," a raunchy comedy that turned into a huge ratings winner for CBS, even though it suffered from the unpredictable behavior of star Sheen. Still, Cryer was able to weather that particular storm - and win an Emmy for his sitcom work in 2012 - while managing to escape the confines of being identified solely as the goofy and eccentric "Duckie."

Education

In 1995, Cryer and his mother formed a company that mail-ordered frozen, home cooked food.

"I've never been in rehab or had any kind of drug or alcohol problem. I sometimes wish I had, so I could have something to discuss on the talk shows." – Cryer quoted in People Magazine, Sept. 23, 1991

"After he did 'Pretty in Pink' (1986), I started getting calls from teenage girls from all over the world. They would leave these hysterical, giggling messages on my answering machine." – Cryer's mother Gretchen to the Daily News, Sept. 17, 1995

"Even when I was an usher [at the Equity Library Theater], people were already mistaking me for Matthew Broderick. It was very strange. I would hand them programs and show them to their seats and they'd say, 'We loved you in 'Torch Song Trilogy.'' And I'd be like, 'I'm here giving you programs. Like I left my lucrative career off Broadway in a great show to come hand you programs.' At the time, I was confused by it – until I saw him. We do look shockingly similar." – Cryer to Time Out New York, March 27, 1996